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The Daily Challenges Facing Moto-Taxi Drivers in Complexo do Alemão

By Henrique Pio Barbosa • Translation by Sarah Jacobs • February 19, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Henrique Pio Barbosa published in Voz das Comunidades click here.  Rio de Janeiro is the city with the most favela residents in Brazil. These communities have […]

Photo by Bento Fabio
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Morro do Adeus Residents Restore Road Through Collective Action Mutirão

By Marcella Melo • Translation by Wendy Turner • February 2, 2016

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Marcella Melo published in Voz das Comunidades click here.  After years requesting improvements to Horácio Piccorelli Road, residents have decided to fund the work out of their […]

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Popular Committee Launches Final Human Rights Violations Dossier Ahead of Rio 2016 “Exclusion Games”

By Cerianne Robertson • December 10, 2015

Clique aqui para Português “The only reason it’s not a best-seller is because it’s not for sale.” A day in advance of the official launch on Tuesday, December 8, the Facebook page of Rio de […]

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Transport Shifts in Rio: Bus Cuts Affect Disenfranchised North and West Zone Residents the Most

By Sam Salvesen • November 3, 2015

Clique aqui para Português Set with the task of hosting World Cup Games and the 2016 Olympics in the span of two years, Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes has invested billions of reais in a wide range […]

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Study Finds that ‘Minha Casa Minha Vida’ Reproduces Social Injustice

By Thiago Guimarães • Translation by Amanda Bradshaw • October 29, 2015

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Thiago Guimarães published on BBC Brasil click here. During this final stretch to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, deadlines become shorter and pressure mounts on communities that […]

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